Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan Wednesday to help address the issue of of homeless people with mental illness​.

The five-year investment will bring the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) street programming budget to over $350 million in FY25 and $400 million once fully implemented, which will represent the largest annual allotment for sheltering homeless individuals in city history.

In an interview with PIX11 on Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams reflected on his fourth annual “State of the City” address. He focused on pressing issues plaguing the city such as public safety,

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his 2025 State of the City address Thursday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The speech comes as Adams faces a federal corruption trial scheduled to start in April.

City plans to build a live-in “safe space” care facility for homeless people with serious mental illness who are repeatedly treated and discharged from city hospitals, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday.

Mayor Eric Adams swiped back at critics of his newly-announced $650 million plan to tackle mental illness and homelessness Wednesday — saying “adults come up with real solutions.” The mayor was reacting to criticism by City Comptroller and 2025 Democratic primary opponent Brad Lander,

New York City is launching a new program called Bridge to Home that aims to provide extended services and supervision to homeless New Yorkers being discharged from psychiatric stays at the city’s public hospitals,

With homelessness, mental illness and public safety among New Yorkers top concerns, Mayor Eric Adams is investing $650 million into health care and social service resources to keep unhoused people off the streets.

In his State of the City address, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle homelessness and mental illness. Highlighting the interconnectedness of these challenges, Adams proposed expanded mental health services,